Box or case for talking-machine needles.



H. SHBBLE & E. A. HAWTHORNE; BOX 0R CASE FOR TALKING MACHINE NEEDLES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1906.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

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. HORACE SHEBLE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ELLSWORTH other, and which v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

A. HAWTHORNE,

0F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS TO'HAWTHORNE AND SHEBLE MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN- I SYLVANIA.

I 302 on. CASE i on TALKING-MACHINE mamas.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.-

Application filed July 20, 1906. Serial No. 327,073. 1

' specification The object of our invention is to provide dealers in talking machines or talking machine supplies, orthe users of such machines, with. a convenient box or case for containin the needles through the medium of whic the record is caused to impart movement to a lever or like device acting upon the diaphragm of the sound box or other reproducm -agency employed in the machine.

11 theaccompanying drawing Figure 1 is a pers ective view illustrating one form of needle ox or case constructed in accordance with our invention ;'Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same; Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views, and Fig. tratin other embodiments of our invention. In t e operation of talking machines, especially those of the type employing fiat disk records Which are engaged by a pointed needle or metallic stylus carried by the reproducing device, it is necessary to frequently change the needles, the reproduction of a single record usually causing such wear of the needle as to render it unavailable for further use. It is customary, moreover to use diflerent sizes or grades of needles, depending upon whether a soft reproduction, a brilliant reproduction, a medium loud reproduction or a very loud re roduction is desired, and our invention has been devised with the view of providing a box or-casing in which a supply of such diflerent grades of needles can be conveniently kept separate from each also provides for the safe disposal of used needles, thereby preventin the unintentional use of the latter instead 0 a fresh needle, and also preventing the used needles from etting into the possession of children, as t ey may if carelessly thrown aside after use, the needles bein' still so sharply pointed as to constitute ti angerous plalythmgs.

he box provides for the disposal of the used needles without removin the lid' or cover from the box, and, in ta preferred with internal circular .5 is a sectional view illus-' a number of needles ofdifi'erent grades.

The box shown in Flg. 1 is of circular form,

partition 1, and a series of radial partitions 2 extending from said circular partition box, whereby the interior of the latter is divided into a plurality of segmental compartments 4 for the reception and storage of the fresh needles, and a central compartment 5 storing the used needles,

for receiving and the lid or cover 6 of the box having a central,- projecting, tubular boss or handle 7, whereb it may be readily manipulated, and which permits access to the central compartment 5 of the box without the necessity of removing the lid or cover therefrom. The top of the lid is also grooved or recessed so as to form an annular chamber therein, or aseries of chambers 9, one for each grade of needle which the box is intended to receive, whereby, in giving an exhibitiorr'the person using the machine can deposit a suflicient supply of needles of each grade in these chambers 9, so that it will not be necessary to again remove the lid or cover from the box until the exhibition is concluded, the used needles, as soon as removed from the machine, being dropped through the tubular boss 7 into the central com artment 5.

, The only ifi'erencebetween the box shown in Fig. 3 and that shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is in'the omission of the radial partitions 2.

The box shown in Fig. 4 is rectangular instead of circular, the needle compartments 4 being likewise rectangular instead of segmental, and an oblong compartment 5 for the used needles being formed at one end of the box. This box has a sliding lid or cover 6 instead of the vertically removable lid shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the tubular boss or handle is at one end of the lid in order that it may properly register with the compartment 5 when the lid is closed.

The box shown in Fig. 5 has a false bottom 10, with verticular tubular extension 11 which registers with the tubular handle or boss 7 of the lid 6 when the latter is applied to the box, the compartment 5 for the used needles being below this false bottom, and thecompartments 4 for the fresh needles beingrabove the same.

he various forms of box which we have shown and described are sufficient to indicate form, the box also provides for thestor age of to the outer rim 3 of the that wide latitude in the shape of the box and in the number and disposal of compartments therein is permitted within the scope of our invention, and without departing from the essential features of the same.

We claim 1. A box or case for talking machine needles, said box or case having a plurality of compartments; each adapted for receiving and retaining needles, and a lid or cover having needle-receiving chambers or pockets in the top of the same, and having in it a sin le opening communicating with but one of the compartments of the box.

2. A box or case for talking machine needles, saidbox or case having compartments for used and unused needles, and a lid or cover having a xprojecting tubular boss communicating wit the compartment which receives the used needles, and serving as a handie for the manipulation of said lid or cover.

3. A box or case for talking machine needles, said box or case having a false bottom with tubular projection communicating with the com ar tment below said false bottom, and a li or cover having an openin registering with said tubular projection w en the lid or cover is closed.

In testimony whereof, We have signed our names to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HORACE SHEBLE. ELLSWORTH A. HAWTHORNE.

Witnesses to the signature of Horace Sheble:

HARRY L. STONE, ELMER DRUINEL. v 

